20vt mk2 sleeper project.written off :(

[SoundillusioN]

Its a good thing to know. I don't see y everyone worrys about it though

I've rewired mine (like for like) but never pulled an engine though... I wish the MK1 had the same setup with the front panel as MK2s... you can remove the front making it far easier, the MK1 is all welded up. 

[lemski]

Re weld it? Or enginecrane would be what I would do. Obv detach the gearbox

[SoundillusioN]

Re weld it? Or enginecrane would be what I would do. Obv detach the gearbox

yeah but what a pain in comparison.... you can just trolly a mk2 motor out.

[lemski]

Yeh that's true haha just drop subframe.I see what you mean though. Easier on the mk2 but a lot better on a mk1.

[lewis1641]

right. kai and liam are you free between christmas and new year at all?

i need to give myself a target to get this motor in.  that will give me enough time to replace cam belt and clutch and strip and clean ancilleries.

anything else i should replace while its on the garage floor?

[cняis]

right. kai and liam are you free between christmas and new year at all?

i need to give myself a target to get this motor in.  that will give me enough time to replace cam belt and clutch and strip and clean ancilleries.

anything else i should replace while its on the garage floor?

solid front mount if you havent got one already 

[lewis1641]

no i haven't i dont think.

onto the shopping list it goes.

[lemski]

Am free mate between them. It shouldn't take more than the day neway aslong as we have an engine lift. 2 on engine one on electrics it'll b done in no time mate. Haha

[tsr_adi]

I might be able to lend a hand too mate, I'm only in Lincoln just off the bypass anyways, and I've done this before 

I didn't worry too much about the loom, but I wish I'd had another pair of hands to help when I pulled the loom through, would have been much quicker. Its easy to roll the engine and gearbox out in one lump on a skateboard, but getting the other one in isn't as easy this way, a crane makes it a lot easier (I scratched some of my inner chassis legs fitting the engine on my own using a trolley jack).

[lemski]

I did a subframe swap when I did mine. And trolley jacks haha. Joys of engine conversions.